Divine Kingship

Chapter 629 Karin Refuses to Believe Lysa's Identity
"Evil is coming, may victory always be with you."

This is the oracle given to Rand by the Torch Goddess.

Rand consulted Lysa about the contents of this oracle, and Lysa's reply is worth noting.

Lysa's original words were: "The Torch Goddess is a goddess who pursues justice. She is outside the world while I am inside it. What she and I can see are different. She must have discovered something before she gives you a warning."

Now, Rand finally has a fairly clear understanding of the "darkness that is about to come."

"The plague cannot be delayed. Come with me back to the Moon Phase Kingdom, and we will discuss the matter and take immediate action." Rand's gaze was serious.

Karin naturally agreed with Rand's assessment, so they really didn't have time to linger in the Elf King's City to admire the scenery and had to head back.

“I will leave you a squad of Dragonblood Eagle Knights and a secret agent team. You can give them orders when necessary. As for anything else, you’ll have to rely on yourself. I might need your support later.” Rand looked at Vanilla.

"It seems we really can't stay even for a day now. Be sure to follow the work schedule strictly, otherwise if you get sick from exhaustion, there will be no one to help you," Rand instructed.

Vanilla patted her still somewhat developed chest: "Your Majesty, then I'll leave the crisis in the darkness to you. Leave the things here to me. Don't worry, the Elf Forest will not be a burden to you, but rather an asset."

Vanilla certainly hoped that Rand would stay longer to give her some instructions, but now that His Majesty Rand really had important things to do, as his subordinate, she naturally wanted to help him solve his problems rather than cause him extra trouble.

"Hmm." Rand responded, then left Vanilla's private lounge with Elsa and Karin without lingering.

After walking around the city for a while, Rand and his party boarded the Dragonblood Eagle carriage.

Lysa is wandering somewhere, but she'll catch up soon, so there's no need to worry about her.

Currently, the Sanctuary forces generally use centaur carriages for transportation, but Rand can afford to be a little more extravagant and use the Dragonblood Eagle carriage.

After years of selection, the strongest Dragonblood Eagles are now able to pull carriages and fly for short periods of time.

It looked like Santa Claus's reindeer pulling a sleigh.

Even without using flight mode, the strongest Dragonblood Eagle runs much faster on land than a normal horse, and even surpasses those powerful centaurs.

Of course, if Rand were to be so extravagant as to use a superior-level centaur to pull the cart, then naturally the superior-level centaur would run faster.

But clearly, the stingy Rand wouldn't do such a thing, and the Holy Domain only has one advanced professional centaur to date.

This world has racial disparities; the combat power of a superior centaur can approach that of a top-tier human professional.

The superior centaur was very keen to give Landra a car, but Landra naturally wouldn't waste such an important fighting force on something like that.

"The road here doesn't feel very good." Elsa rested her chin on her hand. Elsa, Karin, and Rand were sitting in the carriage.

Elsa commented on the bumpy carriage ride.

“It will be much better once we get closer to the original Reformists’ territory. The Reformists have built a lot of roads to connect to the outside world and receive our supplies,” Rand replied.

The best roads in the world must be in the Moon Kingdom, and Rand is well aware of the principle that to get rich, you must first build roads.

The three chatted idly in the carriage for a while longer.

Then Elsa "suddenly" seemed to have thought of something and winked at Rand.

Rand knew what Elsa wanted to say, and he winked to indicate that Elsa could speak. There was no point in hiding what Elsa wanted to say.

"Cough cough." Elsa pretended to cough twice to get Karin's attention.

Karin was calmly gazing at the scenery outside the window. Although Karin, wearing a crown, couldn't actually see anything, the sunlight and breeze outside helped her relax a little.

Karin turned to face Elsa after hearing her voice: "What's wrong? Is something the matter?"

"I have something important to tell you, and I hope you won't be surprised," Elsa said with a mischievous grin.

Elsa's voice sounded a little strange to Karin, but she didn't stop Elsa from continuing.

I bet Elsa is going to tell some shocking news.

"You say it."

“Lysa is actually the Goddess of Elves,” Elsa said quickly, giving Karin no chance to react.

Karin heard what Elsa said, but she simply replied calmly, "Oh."

Elsa was taken aback: "Aren't you surprised?"

Karin could only say helplessly, "Where did you hear this news? It can't be true. Gods can't enter our world, otherwise our world would have been in chaos long ago."

Karin then explained many principles of gods and the world to Elsa and Rand.

As a saint of the Torch Church and the former leader of the largest religious organization, Karin naturally has a relatively deeper understanding of divine power.

“If a god as powerful as the Elf God could exist in this world, then our world, which should belong to mortals, would have long since become a battlefield for the gods. Therefore, it is obvious that Lysa cannot be the Elf God.” Karin analyzed the result with great logic.

“Lady Lysa is very likely an emissary of the Elf God,” Karin said with a smile.

Elsa and Rand listened to Karin's analysis. Karin was indeed very knowledgeable and had a good understanding of divine power. Her analysis was logical, persuasive, and convincing.

Then Elsa handed Karin a golden leaf.

"The powers of the Elf God cover a wide range, but in essence, they can be summarized as nature."

"The Torch Goddess seeks to fight evil with fire, and as long as you truly strive for the natural order, the Elf God will favor you."

Rand had actually asked Lysa what her powers were.

Rand was very surprised when he heard Lysa answer that it was natural.

Ryza's power manifests in two ways: one is her ability to control plants, and the other is her ability to solidify moonlight.

Unexpectedly, the essence of it all turned out to be the natural order.

Ryza's concept of the natural order is also very different from what Rand imagined. Rand thought it would be a harmonious coexistence between intelligent life and nature, but Ryza said that the development of technology, the progress of science and technology, and the pursuit of truth are all part of the natural order.

It's no wonder Ryza is so good at inventing and creating.

Meanwhile, Elsa was still secretly smiling and talking to Karin.

“These aren’t the main points. The main point is that the Elf God has been away from this world for a long time, but if we can find a leaf from a golden tree that has been blessed by the Elf God, we can still establish a connection with him and gain his attention. Do you want to give it a try?” Elsa said to Karin with a smile.

Karin already sensed that something was wrong.

When Elsa told her earlier that Lysa was the fairy goddess, Karin thought Elsa was joking.

Karin, the goddess of elves, was also known to her. At least in the past, the Torch Church's temple contained many books describing the goddess of elves, and Karin had read quite a few of these books.

Logically, the golden tree leaves that were blessed by the spirit god should no longer exist.

Even if it still exists, it would be an item of unimaginable value.

At that moment, Elsa casually handed it to him, as if it were nothing special.

This means there's a very scary possibility.

"Is it really okay to use it up like this?" Karin took a deep breath.

“Of course it’s alright,” Rand and Elsa said in unison.

Karin's slender, long fingers suddenly tightened on the golden leaf in her hand. Then...

A surge of pure vitality dances at your fingertips.

Karin sensed divine power, but it wasn't the familiar, fiery power of the Torch Goddess; it was a different, unique sensation.

Then, even though Karin was still wearing her crown, she couldn't help but open her eyes.

In the void.

Karin saw a grove of trees illuminated by the moonlight.

There is a clear spring in the woods.

This clear spring is where the moonlight gathers, and beside the spring, a beautiful fairy sits on a stone platform.

Then the elf's appearance was also familiar.

It's definitely Ryza.

Just as Karin came to her senses...

The carriage, which originally carried only three people, now has an additional figure.

Lysa, a beautiful fairy as if she were the embodiment of moonlight.

“Long time no see, Karin Eldridge,” Lysa greeted Karin with a smile.

For Ryza, Karin was a rare kindred spirit, but she was too shy to admit her desires.

Karin's expression froze at this moment.

This leads to a very serious problem.

If Lysa is indeed the elven goddess, the planter of the Golden World Tree, then she is the bright moon in the forest.

So who is Ryza, the one who comes up with all sorts of weird gadgets and helps Rand bully her?
It can't be the same spirit, right?

No way...

Karin couldn't accept this reality.

What is God?
A great and eternal existence.

They are the embodiment of some kind of rule, and they possess infinite power.

It's definitely not the kind of elf who enjoys being whipped and also likes to make broken toys for others.

Moreover, Karin was about to face an even more serious problem.

If Ryza is truly the goddess of spirits, then Ryza is the first and only deity Karin has ever seen.

Karin could not help but wonder what the true nature of the other supreme and terrifying gods was like.

If the Torch Goddess, whom she had always worshipped, was also some kind of "strange" humanoid creature, then Karin felt that her faith was about to collapse.

Karin had already opened her eyes and was looking at Lysa in front of her.

Karin's lips twitched slightly, and she stammered, "Um, Ms. Layza, do you know what kind of deity the Torch Goddess is?"

After Karin asked the question, Rand and Elsa, who were standing nearby, also perked up their ears.

Because he was afraid of his illusions being shattered, such as learning that all the gods were all kinds of weirdos, Rand never asked what the other gods were like, even though he knew that Lysa was a god.

Now that Karin has spoken, we should listen carefully.

“Goddess of the Torch.” Lysa seemed to be lost in thought.

"Is the Torch Goddess a voyeur?" Lysa concluded after pondering for a while.

“What does it mean to be a voyeur?” Karin asked, her voice trembling.

“This involves unspeakable secrets. A qualified god must know how to keep secrets,” Lysa chuckled.

Seeing that Karin remained silent after receiving the answer, Lysa continued, "Well? Is there anything else you'd like to know? Like, what does the Torch Goddess look like in her true form?"

Karin shook her head, indicating that she no longer wanted to know any more information and that she now deeply regretted asking Lysa the Torch Goddess.

When Karin was young, the Torch Goddess gave her the feeling of a blazing fire in the darkness.

The dazzling flames will expose enemies who try to hide in the darkness, and the surging heat will burn away monsters that try to harm others.

The Torch Goddess is the only true deity in the human world.

Karin can still convince herself that the Torch Goddess isn't the suspected pervert that Lysa claims.

Ryza made that assessment of Torch Goddess because Ryza herself is unserious, and unserious people see everything as unserious.

But if Lysa revealed more details, Karin felt it would be difficult to deceive herself.

Seeing that Kalin had backed down, Lysa suddenly felt a little bored. She leaned back in the carriage, sitting rather crookedly with her shoulder resting on Rand's shoulder.

At this point, Karin discovered that she had to face a second difficult problem.

Elsa came closer again.

“Ms. Lysa should be officially joining our family soon, and our work schedule should be adjusted accordingly,” Elsa whispered.

Karin covered her face.

Although she and Rand are theoretically still in a secret relationship, the higher-ups in the Sanctuary are aware of Karin's situation due to scheduling requirements.

Now, she's going to be in the same family as the perverted goddess Lysa.

Karin felt that it was quite easy to feel desperate when living alone in this world.

Before a real relationship had even been formed, Lysa aided and abetted Rand by making so many evil tools.

With Lysa's help, Rand was able to bully this poor human girl.

Now that Ryza has truly joined the family, doesn't that mean Ryza is more likely to do more evil things?

Karin felt that her desire to continue living a normal life was becoming increasingly difficult.

……

While Rand and his group were still on their way back to the Moon Kingdom.

Having set off ahead of schedule, the members of the Sunrise Adventurer Team had already arrived at Crescent Moon City, the capital of the Lunar Kingdom.

After several months, both the lower resort and the upper sanctuary have become increasingly prosperous, and the adventurers of the Sunrise Adventure Team are very excited.

Because they are about to get their own restaurant.

(End of this chapter)